AI hiring outpaces overall IT recruitment in India: reportIndia's IT sector is prioritising artificial intelligence (AI) hiring, with AI roles seeing a 16% year-on-year surge in June, contrasting w...
03 Jul, 2026, 05.46 PM IST
In football-mad Kolkata, one lane becomes World Cup centralKolkata's Beniatola area has transformed a humble lane into 'FIFA Gully', a vibrant testament to the city's deep-rooted football passion. G...
03 Jul, 2026, 04.14 PM IST
Bitcoin climbs above $61,000 as weak US jobs data fuels Fed rate cut hopesIn the past 24 hours, Bitcoin was up 2.80% and Ethereum was up 6.24% to trade at $1,716 mark. Among the major altcoins, BNB, XRP, Solana, T...
03 Jul, 2026, 03.29 PM IST
US Stock Market: Soft US jobs data eases Fed rate fears, lifts market sentimentA recent U.S. jobs report, showing slower-than-expected growth and downward revisions, has eased investor fears of persistent inflation and...
03 Jul, 2026, 09.37 AM IST
Microsoft, AWS deploy engineer armies to help crack AIAWS and Microsoft want to embed thousands of their own engineers at client companies to help them capitalize on artificial intelligence, wh...
02 Jul, 2026, 09.16 PM IST
US hiring falls to just 57,000 in June amid elevated inflation, global turmoilUS employers significantly slowed hiring last month, adding just 57,000 jobs, a stark contrast to previous months. This cautious approach s...
02 Jul, 2026, 06.55 PM IST
Days after Meta sent 4 AM layoff emails to 8,000 employees, CEO Mark Zuckerberg says fears of AI job losses are overstated and more jobs could be created if...Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg believes artificial intelligence won't necessarily lead to mass job losses. He has argued that companies can choos...
02 Jul, 2026, 12.43 AM IST
Fear and anger brew inside Meta amid AI frenzyA frenzied push for artificial intelligence dominance comes with a different kind of cost for Meta, where massive layoffs, employee surveil...
01 Jul, 2026, 08.15 AM IST
Microsoft to cut under 2.5% of workforce in latest layoffs: reportU.S. companies have continued to trim headcount in recent months, with a fresh wave of layoffs across the technology, media and finance s...
01 Jul, 2026, 07.41 AM IST
Yen sinks to four-decade low as dollar gets yields boostThe dollar surged to a 40-year high against the yen, fueled by rising U.S. Treasury yields and anticipation of a Federal Reserve rate hike....
01 Jul, 2026, 07.08 AM IST
Why is Dow Jones down while S&P 500 and Nasdaq up today, and will US stock market continue to witness mixed trends? Explained as Wall Street ends winning half of 2026 with mixed openingWall Street opened with mixed performance on the final trading day of the first half of 2026. While the Dow Jones slipped, the S&P 500 and ...
30 Jun, 2026, 09.38 PM IST
US job openings stayed at a surprisingly strong 7.6 million in MayDespite the economic fallout from the Iran war and soaring energy prices, the U.S. job market shows surprising strength. Job openings in Ma...
30 Jun, 2026, 08.03 PM IST
Rupee slips as tepid stocks dull boost from firmer Asian peersThe Indian rupee edged lower against the dollar on Monday, despite positive sentiment from a US-Iran de-escalation and gains in Asian curre...
29 Jun, 2026, 04.09 PM IST
Trump's tariffs aren't saving jobs at Whirlpool's Iowa refrigerator plantWhirlpool's drastic decision to cut over half its Iowa plant's workforce throws a wrench in President Trump's tariff strategy designed to b...
29 Jun, 2026, 03.50 PM IST
BAT to cut 9,000 jobs globally as the world lights fewer cigarettesBritish American Tobacco is slashing approximately 9,000 jobs globally as part of a major restructuring. This significant workforce reducti...
29 Jun, 2026, 01.13 PM IST
United Spirits set to cut 100 jobs to curb costs, streamline operationsUnited Spirits is cutting around 100 jobs in India as part of parent Diageo's global cost-saving drive. This significant workforce reductio...
25 Jun, 2026, 11.25 AM IST
More than 10% AI solutions and machine learning engineer jobs in India waiting to be filled: Randstad Digital reportIndia faces a significant AI talent crunch, with one in ten AI solutions lead and machine learning engineer job postings unfilled. While In...
23 Jun, 2026, 03.32 PM IST